{"id":758386,"date":"2026-06-25T02:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/758386\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T02:15:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T02:15:23","slug":"moira-deeming-matthew-guy-the-cctv-footage-that-has-rocked-the-victorian-liberal-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/758386\/","title":{"rendered":"Moira Deeming, Matthew Guy: The CCTV footage that has rocked the Victorian Liberal Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liberal MP Moira Deeming has accused a former leader of her party, Matthew Guy, of assaulting her by putting her in a violent headlock at a public function.<\/p>\n

CCTV footage of the episode has undermined the veracity of Deeming\u2019s claim, with the footage instead showing a seemingly innocuous interaction between two colleagues leaning in to talk to one another in a noisy room.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe interaction between Matthew Guy and Moira Deeming at a Macedonian community event last month.The Age<\/p>\n

Deeming\u2019s allegation, which Victoria Police is investigating, has dismayed and angered Liberal MPs. It has also created a fresh headache for Opposition Leader Jess Wilson, who is sympathetic to Guy but determined to treat Deeming\u2019s grievance with respect.<\/p>\n

Deeming and Guy declined to comment to this masthead.<\/p>\n

\"MatthewMatthew Guy (right) and Moira Deeming (second from left) at the May 23 event in a photo posted by the former Liberal leader.Facebook<\/p>\n

The interaction between Deeming and Guy at the centre of her complaint to police took place at a Macedonian community function on May 23 inside the Sheldon Reception ballroom in Sunshine West.<\/p>\n

It happened about 10 minutes after Guy posted photos on social media of him and Deeming smiling together with community members.<\/p>\n

CCTV footage from the venue taken from multiple angles shows Deeming and Guy sitting at the same table, separated by a young staff member who works for Deeming. As they lean in to talk to one another, Guy puts his right arm across Deeming\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n

Guy then repeats the gesture in a separate interaction with Deeming\u2019s staffer.<\/p>\n

Deeming has confirmed to Wilson\u2019s office that this is the physical contact she now alleges was assault.<\/p>\n

Guy has not been interviewed by police but has vehemently denied to colleagues that anything untoward took place. He has told colleagues Deeming did not raise any concerns at the dinner.<\/p>\n

This masthead has been told by two sources with knowledge of the sequence of events that Guy became aware of the allegations against him on June 11, after Deeming complained about his conduct to Wilson\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

Deeming made the same allegation against Guy to a senior party member during a chance encounter in Collins Street this month. That conversation was also relayed to Guy.<\/p>\n

Wilson\u2019s office sought advice and provided Deeming with three options, according to a source familiar with the discussions who was not permitted to speak publicly.<\/p>\n

Wilson\u2019s office stressed that if it was a criminal matter, Deeming should go to police.<\/p>\n

Wilson\u2019s office suggested that it was a workplace complaint, Deeming could either take it to the Parliamentary Workplace Standards Commission or seek to have it resolved through internal party processes.<\/p>\n

\"DeemingDeeming (second from left) poses for a selfie taken by Guy (right) at the event in a photo posted by the former Liberal leader.Facebook<\/p>\n

Deeming in her dealings with Wilson\u2019s office rejected all three options. She subsequently made a formal complaint to police on June 16.<\/p>\n

A Victoria Police spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday that police were investigating reports of an alleged assault in Sunshine West on May 23 and that the incident involved two people known to each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe women left the area following the incident and did not require medical attention,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

The CCTV footage has been provided to police.<\/p>\n

In a statement, Wilson said: \u201cThis matter is now with Victoria Police and it would be inappropriate for me to comment further.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike every other Victorian, the parties involved deserve due process, the presumption of innocence and their privacy respected while this is investigated.\u201d<\/p>\n

Multiple Liberal MPs contacted this masthead to vent their frustration at Deeming and express support for Guy, who they claim is the subject of a false allegation.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m desperately upset for Matthew,\u201d one said. \u201cHe is the victim in this. Why do we have to keep going through this?<\/p>\n

\u201cMoira Deeming has accused Matthew of violently and viciously attacking her, putting her in a headlock at a Macedonian function. The CCTV footage shows the complete opposite.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deeming, after reviewing the footage of her interaction with Guy, is standing by her allegations. She has described what happened in varying terms to different people, but insists that Guy\u2019s treatment of her at the dinner was rough, unwelcome and degrading.<\/p>\n

Deeming was expelled from the Liberal party room in May 2023<\/a>, five months after she was elected to an upper house seat, after she initiated legal action against her then leader, John Pesutto, for defamation.<\/p>\n

Deeming was readmitted to the party room at the end of 2024 after she won her defamation case<\/a> and Brad Battin replaced Pesutto as leader. She was preselected this year to stand again<\/a> in her Western Metropolitan seat after it was revealed that her rival candidate earlier provided a character reference to a convicted child sex offender.<\/p>\n

Members of the Victorian Liberal Party\u2019s governing board, the administrative committee, are suing other members over the committee\u2019s majority decision to approve the use of party funds to cover the legal costs that Pesutto owed Deeming.<\/p>\n

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